[carl in alaska]

Hey pal, I have a BS in biochemistry from UC San Diego, and I'm concerned about SARS and the ultimate ramifications of using recombinant DNA technology on viruses. You should be too. I've worked with a lot of good scientists. They tend to love all the details of the technology they're using, but they don't think enough about the long-term implications of what they're doing and how it will affect people outside their lab. Scientists tend to be narrow-minded technicians instead of strategists and humanists. This is why they are dangerous, and if you can't see this danger I suggest you keep looking.

[TheBigB]

You certainly have good points, Although they don't really apply to SARS, which isn't man-made. IMO.

[Republic]

I have had this tingle that maybe this is a bio type hazard-first designed by man. Tho I'm not an alarmist by any means-the rapid mutation reports of this virus's capabilities is scary news for those living in the areas it is now festering in...dunno...but I sure hope some folks in China weren't experimenting with virus's and something went horribly wrong. But I can't think of any other reason for the Chinese authorities to ignore the implications of this fast spreading virus for so long.